At 01.13 hours on 20 Sep 1941, U-74 fired a spread of four torpedoes at the convoy SC-44 east of Cape Farewell. Kentrat reported two hits on a first ship and one hit on a second vessel, which sank later. The fourth torpedo hit a third ship but was a dud. However, only the Empire Burton (Master John Mitchell) was hit and sunk. One crew member and one gunner were lost. The master, 47 crew members, four gunners and six passengers (RAF personnel) were picked up by the British corvette HMS Honeysuckle (K 27) (LtCdr G.W. Gregorie) and landed at Reykjavik.